Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Over the last few years, Kurv has been very creative with new funds in the high-yield option strategy space. Several of the Kurv exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are in the recommended portfolios for our various newsletter services. Kurv’s newest fund goes a bit old school, which, with its strategy, means all the way back to January […]
The stocks in the S&P 500 are divided into eleven business sectors. The State Street Select Sector SPDR ETFs let investors pick which sectors they believe have the best return potential. For stocks this year, there has been a wide range of returns across different sectors. Year-to-date returns have ranged from a negative 5.3% for […]
A couple of weeks ago, I was a speaker at the MoneyShow Masters Symposium in Las Vegas. I gave a presentation on a new type of ETF that uses autocallable/barrier notes to generate high yields with less stock market volatility. When I asked for a show of hands, no one in the room was familiar […]
If you have investments in the “hot stocks” for this year, you know how fast sentiment can turn negative, and share prices tumble. While the long-term prospects for large tech, AI, and space stocks look bright, it’s tough to get the timing right with buying and selling. To help fight the emotional swings, I recommend […]
The first half of 2026 flipped the book on some hot investing themes. The Magnificent Seven, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies all struggled or even crashed in the first half of the year. If you follow the markets, you know it was a massive year for computer chip manufacturers. Fortunately, for investors seeking high yields from […]
On June 12, the Space Exploration Technologies Corp, a/k/a SpaceX (SPCX), launched the highest-market-value IPO in history, valuing the company at about $1.8 trillion. The current market value is $2.44 trillion. There is a great debate among investors over whether SPCX is overvalued ($155 per share as I write this), because it trades at many […]
When YieldMax launched the YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY) at the end of February 2024, investors got very excited about the 50%-plus (currently 60.16%) distribution yield. Over the last two years, realized total returns have disappointed. But now that there are a couple of newer competitors, let’s compare recent results. The investment thesis […]
Global X ETFs are among the old guard when it comes to option-strategy ETFs. Their SPY and QQQ option-strategy ETFs, the Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF (XYLD) and Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD), both launched in 2013. Over the last three years, a number of new ETFs employing covered calls […]
The Nasdaq 100 index comprises 100 large-cap stocks of innovative companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The index is widely viewed as a proxy for investment in large tech companies. The Invesco QQQ Trust ETF (QQQ) tracks the Nasdaq-100 index and is widely used as a proxy for the index. In the growing universe […]
Investing in gold mining companies is a way to gain exposure to gold’s value. Mining stocks are viewed as a leveraged bet on gold, since the cost to produce an ounce is relatively fixed, so any gains in gold fall to the mining company’s bottom line. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF (GDX) is a popular […]
